Vithya Ramraj Wins Bronze, Breaks PT Usha's 42-Year-Old 400m Hurdles Record at Asian Games
At the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, Indian athlete Vithya Ramraj won a bronze medal in the women's 400m hurdles with a personal best of 54.75 seconds, breaking PT Usha's 42-year-old national record of 55.42 seconds. Ramraj finished behind UAE's Mariam Kareem, who set a Games record of 54.31 seconds, and Kazakhstan's Adelina Zems, who took silver with a personal best of 54.58 seconds. This was Ramraj's second medal at the Games, having earlier won silver in the mixed 4x400m relay. Fellow Indian Anu Raghavan finished fifth with a personal best of 55.88 seconds.
First-hand measurement across 15 sources
We measured how 15 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is positive (74/100). Lens Score 26/100.
Outlets measured: freepressjournal, english, theassamtribune, httpswwwoutlookindiacom, thetribune, news18, economictimes, moneycontrol, and 7 more. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
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Sentiment ranged widely across outlets — from 47/100 to 85/100 — a sign the coverage itself was contested, not just reported.
Coverage timeline
news18 broke this story on 28 Sept, 10:31 am. Other outlets followed.